If you think art and science live at opposite ends of the spectrum, you haven't been to Chicago's International Museum of
Surgical Science.

Opened in 1954 at a lakeside mansion on the North Side, the
museum houses a vast collection of surgical equipment that traces the history of medicine up to the modern day. In addition to its
display of historical paintings depicting surgical theatres and allegories on medicine, the museum also hosts artists whose
striking works remind visitors of the very human side of surgery.

See what artists have shown their work at the museum's "Anatomy in the Gallery" art space and find out how you can
display your work at the museum.
All images courtesy of the International Museum of Surgical Science.

Join artists Janette Maley and Arthur Hand as they discuss their 2003 exhibit at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
The show, featuring collages by Maley and photographs by Hand, focused on Maley's fight against and eventual victory over
breast cancer.